For people seeking positive change

Design Your Own Journey invites you to shape your life with joy and ease, to consciously face challenges, and to openly explore new paths.
In a world full of opportunities, Design Your Own Journey represents the active creation of your own life path and the embarkation on positive change and personal development. To start your individual journey, build change competencies, leverage your strengths, and take immediate action, we apply methods based on systemic coaching, design thinking, positive psychology, resilience, and horse-assisted co-creation.
Retreats

Step into a world of experimentation, learning, and inspiring exchange – welcome to the 4-day retreat by Design Your Own Journey!
Our goal is to accompany and support you in building change competencies as you design your own path.
Embarking on Change
3 elements guide you through the process
Well-founded methods
With a strong foundation in systemic coaching, design thinking, positive psychology, and resilience, we set sail for your creative journey. Our goal is to provide you with the tools you need to actively work on your own well-being and to immediately create positive changes in your life.
Experiential learning
Immerse yourself in the world of co-creation with our unique companions – the horses. They create a space of trust where creativity flourishes and emotional awareness is nurtured. Through guided interactions, you gain valuable insights into your thinking, feeling, and behavioral patterns, explore new avenues, and experiment directly.
Inspiring environment
In the idyllic surroundings of our locations within the majestic beauty of the landscape, we focus on living in the moment and enjoying the splendor of nature. Here, you'll find the tranquility, an appreciative atmosphere, and inspiration needed to fully concentrate on your personal growth.
Design Your Own Journey supports you in shaping your life holistically, both professionally and personally.
Become part of a community to exchange experiences, find support, and inspire each other on your journey of personal growth.
The itinerary of our 4-day journey
Empathy and self-awareness

Only you can design your own journey towards an authentic life centered on change and growth. However, it requires awareness and acceptance of where you currently stand in life and what your key needs and resources are. This allows you to craft a coherent journey and pursue what inspires you.

Possibilities for change
Building on the needs and insights gained on Day 1, envision the goal of your journey and define concrete opportunities for change along the way. To gain confidence in your actions, you'll train skills and activate resources to enable changes on your journey.
Ideas and prototypes
On this day, the focus is on developing ideas to implement the change opportunities you've identified. As a community, we support each other through diverse perspectives, and you select what best fits as a prototype for your coherent journey. You experience your 'best possible self' on your journey.
Goals and accountability
To bring about change on your journey, it requires strong commitment and taking responsibility. We will set our Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) for the first three months so that we can take immediate action. As a community, we will meet virtually for check-ins during this period and conduct a retrospective. You are ready to embark on your journey!
Our events are conducted in small groups of 6 to 8 participants to foster a personal atmosphere where collaboration and co-creation can thrive. Through experiential learning in both indoor and outdoor settings, we employ well-founded methods and equine-assisted interventions to build change competencies and promote personal growth.

The horses we work with live in herds and are highly sensitive to our emotional, cognitive, and behavioral patterns. Through their empathetic presence, they reflect the dynamics of co-creation and offer us valuable insights on our journey of personal growth. During the retreat, there is no riding involved; instead, each day we spend half a day interacting on the ground.

We are experts in supporting change and growth processes, both for people and horses. With our experience and expertise, we support you in achieving your goals and developing your full potential. Welcome to an unforgettable journey of experimentation, learning and co-creation!

Details
Participants arrive individually on Thursday afternoon. Each day, we engage in workshop-style activities for and spend time interacting with the horses. There is no riding involved; instead, guided interactions on the ground are conducted, followed by reflection sessions.

Design Your Own Journey is designed for individuals who are open and curious to learn and try new things, reflect on themselves, and seek respectful exchange with other participants to build change competencies and grow personally. Mental and physical health are prerequisites for participating in the retreat.

The price includes 3 nights of accommodation with full board, as well as facilitation, materials, and the involvement of horses in the Design Your Own Journey retreat.
Impressum
Design Your Own Journey GmbH
Christiane Wetzel
Eidmattstr. 30
8032 Zürich
eMail: christiane@designyourownjourney.com
VAT identification number: CHE-190.742.895


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